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Unfortunately our first Kickstarter has been unsuccessful, but never fear! We shall try again! If you would like to be notified of the second Kickstarter when we launch, or receive information on upcoming improvements to Exile Saga, please sign up on our kickstarter/newsletter page. We'll let you know all of the exciting changes coming to Exile Saga; you'll be the first to know!

Do you remember the great stories from the older RPGs?

Or how about the engaging and memorable personalities of older RPG characters?

Ah, and let's not forget the amazing music which backed every scene and every character and every battle!

Then put it all in a big, bubbling cauldron and spend seven years cooking up a unique story, developing real characters you can identify with, mix it with an action-packed, fast paced realtime combat system and you have a project... nay, a dream!

Secrets. Demons. Intrigue. Mystery. Danger. Betrayal.

This is Exile Saga. This is our dream. This is your game.
Follow the story of three young heroes and their companions as they seek to unravel the mystery of the world's grim fate, a fate deeply intertwined with their own.

Stand with them as they fight the overwhelming Empire of Nera, a demonic empire who invaded and conquered the entire world, enslaving or destroying all but the last remaining bastions of humanity.

Walk with them as our heroes follow a trail of secrets, fight their own inner demons, find their strength and courage - all in the name of hope, love and vengeance.

Be them. Face their fears. Immerse yourself in the Exile Saga.

Seven years ago, the project leader (Me, I'm Mark. Hi!) sat down with a good friend and started writing a story that had been running around in our minds for a little while.
This story became the skeleton of this project, the first iteration of Exile Saga. We didn't realise then that it would end up as a commercial RPG project.

Seven years of refining, revising, completely deleting and rewriting the plot in order write that story. The story we wanted to tell.

Creating games has always been a dream of mine, and of the members of my team. You can tell a story in so many ways; you can write it down as a novel, you can create an animated film about it, you can dream up a play or a collection of poems or a song...

Or you can create a game.

A video game to me is a mix of all of those things: writing, music, poems, visuals... and then it adds one last, and very important ingredient to the mix: You!

Creating a game is our way of telling this story, and including you, the player, in it.

We hope you will enjoy the ride.

So... what is the deal here? Why should you be interested in Exile Saga?

Well, Exile Saga is a Role Playing Game (RPG) with elements of an Adventure Game.

Exile Saga has a lot of classic and custom features. Among them are:

Action Battle System

No more random encounters. Pull out your weapon and assign your skills to the quickbar.
It's time to dish out some realtime damage!

Skill Trees

Customize each characters unique abilities and create your very own mix of combat skills.

Magic, Swords and Guns

Classic fantasy weaponry; destroy your enemies from afar or get up close and personal!

One of the most important things in RPGs is a good story. We spent seven years on this one, developing the twists and secrets you are about to encounter.

Original Exile Saga Soundtrack

DesperateMeasurez worked with the story and a feel for the world to create an entirely unique musical score that adds leagues to the depth and experience of the gameplay.
Here, have a few samples:

When the World was Still Whole (Exile Saga Main Theme)

To Arms! (Battle Theme)

War'thogg's Theme

Multi-platform

Just as our players come from diverse backgrounds, so to do they use a wide variety of platforms! As such, we offer The Exile Saga on Windows, Mac OS, and Linux. Don't see the platform you'd like to play on? Send us a message and let us know, we might find a way to make it happen! We also offer demos for all three platforms, so you can try the game before you pledge.

One is funding the project, of course. Creating a game is a tremendous effort, no matter what engine you use to build it in or how many people you have on your dev team.

Creating a game is costly, and this game would be nigh impossible without Kickstarter.

Moreover, Kickstarter offers a unique chance to involve people in the game. Backer involvement is an important part of the campaign, and we are thrilled to share the journey from Kickstarter to the game’s release with faithful followers.

The funds raised by this Kickstarter campaign will be distributed approximately for the following:

- 20% Artwork (Illustrations, Concept Art, Ingame Assets)

- 10% Audio (Music & SFX.)

- 10% Programming, debugging.

- 30% Level design, dialogue, mechanics and general writing.

- 10% Kickstarter fees, Licensing fees.

- 20% Reward Fulfillment (Creation & Shipping)

Here's a detailed explanation of each:

Access to Backer-only Forums

Grants you access to an online forum where backers and developers can talk about the game. You will be able to share your thoughts with us, and we will do our best to listen, even though Darren might be playing loud music!

Access to Backer surveys

We want to include you, our backers, in the development of Exile Saga. We can and will do that by sending out surveys that you can participate in, and thus have an impact on the features and mechanics of the game.

Digital Wallpapers

Get a digital Exile Saga wallpaper for your monitor!
The wallpaper will be made in high definition.

Stretch-Goal Input

Help us decide on cool stretch-goals that YOU want to see happen.
As a backer of Exile Saga, you will have the opportunity to voice your opinion in this important matter!

DRM-free Copy

A digital download version of Exile Saga once it's been finished.
This version will be DRM-free - this will only be available to our backers. Ever.

Steam Key

We're going Greenlight, and if we succeed, you could get your own, free Steam version of Exile Saga. Keep an eye out for a Greenlight announcement!

Digital Manual

A .pdf download of the game manual. This manual will include game information, skill trees, some lore and other nifty things!

Beta Access

This reward is a key. And it opens the golden gates of Beta access!
You will be invited to play the beta versions of Exile Saga as we develop the game! You will get the chance to find bugs and glitches, and then slap us with them so we can fix 'em! Of course, you will also have the chance to provide input on how we can make the Exile Saga even better!

Digital Soundtrack

A digital download of the complete game soundtrack!
With this reward, you can listen to DesperateMeasurez epic tracks all you want!

Physical copies includes the boxed version of Exile Saga, a printed manual and artbook, and a physical copy of the entire Exile Saga OST!
If you bagged this reward, all this will be mailed to you upon release.

Become an NPC (Backer Lookalike)

The backer Lookalike NPC will be modeled after your image or imagination. It will appear in game at some point. Maybe as a shopkeeper or a guard?

Become an NPC! (Star in a Sidequest)

The Star in a Sidequest NPC will also be modeled after your image or imagination! This one will play a key role in one of the games sidequests!
You could become the questgiver, the temporary hero/team member or even the fair maiden who needs rescuing! Use your imagination!

Become a Boss!

Design a boss and a sidequest for it with us! This baddie will be modeled after your image or imagination. Abilities, story and rewards will be up to you!
Note that the content must match the setting of the game world.

Design one of the leaders of the Covenant who summoned the demons to the world, and thus sealed its fate! If you bag this reward, the NPC you design will have a big role to play in the story of Exile Saga! After all, they summoned the Emperor of Nera, right?

Superboss!

Design a superboss with us! This beast of an enemy will include its own story, questline, musical theme and boss fight! And it will all be your doing.
Note that the superboss content must match the setting of the game world.

Risks and challenges

Creating a video game is a huge undertaking, and while we will strive to complete the game before the deadline, it is more important to us to release a polished game.
This also means that delays might happen. We hope they won't, but they might!

Other than delays, there are no real risks worth mentioning.
Rest assured... any obstacle can and will be overcome!

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge CA$ 75 or more
About $68

=EARLY BIRD COMPLETE=
-Physical Copy of the Game
-Physical Copy of the Manual
-Physical Copy of the Sound Track
-A total of two DRM-free digital copies of the game
-All DIGITAL COMPLETE rewards included.

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge CA$ 100 or more
About $91

=COMPLETELY EXILED=
-Physical Copy of the Game
-Physical Copy of the Manual
-Physical Copy of the Sound Track
-A total of two DRM-free digital copies of the game
-All DIGITAL COMPLETE rewards included.

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge CA$ 500 or more
About $456

=DEMON MASTER TIER=
-Become a boss! (NPC designed after you) and create a sidequest for it!
-Limited edition Exile Saga Calendar
-A total of four DRM-free digital copies of the game
-All QUESTGIVER rewards included.

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge CA$ 750 or more
About $684

=EVIL OVERLORD TIER=
-Star in the main storyline as one of the
leaders of the evil Covenant!
-Limited edition Exile Saga Calendar
-A total of four DRM-free digital copies of the game
-All QUEST GIVER rewards included.

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge CA$ 1,500 or more
About $1,368

=NEMESIS TIER=
-Help us design a unique superboss with questline, graphics, musical theme and all!
-Meet the dev team in a Skype groupchat!
-A total of four DRM-free digital copies of the game
-All previous rewards including limited ones included!